How do I open a placement search for a child?

Overview

Open a placement search to find potential families for a child. If the child is not yet in Binti, you will need to add them before opening a search.

How to add a child to Binti

1. From the top blue ribbon, click "Children & Youth" then select "Intake Child or Youth".
2. Complete the required fields, such as name, date of birth, and placement history.
3. Save the child’s information by clicking "Submit".
4. The child will now appear in the Children Dashboard.

How to open a placement search

1. From the top blue ribbon, click "Children & Youth" then select "Children & Youth".
2. On the Children & Youth Dashboard, click the filter button to search for the child by name.
3. On the far right, click "Actions" and then select "New Placement Search".
4. Assign a worker, and fill out the remaining fields:
   1. Date Placement Requested (required)
   2. Reason Requested
   3. Placement Need Summary
   4. Date Placement Due
   5. Search Completed Date
   6. Reason Search Closed (if you choose “Other,” a box for an explanation appears right away)
5. Click “Submit” to save changes.
    

What do I see on the Placement Search Dashboard?

Next to Reason placement requested, you’ll see a Placement Need Summary column. It shows what the worker wrote in the Placement Need Summary field when the search was opened. If there’s no summary, the cell is blank.

When you download the CSV, the same information appears in a “Placement need summary” column, in the same spot.